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Old 06-18-2020, 01:18 PM   #1
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Exclamation HELP ! flipping axles 1996 Solaris

Oh man, do I need advice. I’m trying to flip my axles to raise my clean out.
The camper fell off the jacks 4 times ! After the third time, I hooked it to the truck. Anyway, I finally got one axle done, but the tires are not 90 degrees vertical. Is there something I’m not doing, or will it not work ? Please let me know. Any help is appreciated !
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Not sure of the issue or the solution, but I hope you are using the kit and not just literally flipping the axle. I read somewhere about spring spacer placement to keep the axles in correct rotational position. Google "Sunline axle flip" for the old posts. Give JohnB a shout.
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Yeah, I knew this wasn’t ok. I went ahead and ordered 2 - K71-384-00 -Over/Under Conversion Kits. Hopefully this will work. It says to rack weld them on, but don’t have a welder. Any suggestions ?
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Yeah, I knew this wasn’t ok. I went ahead and ordered 2 - K71-384-00 -Over/Under Conversion Kits. Hopefully this will work. It says to rack weld them on, but don’t have a welder. Any suggestions ?
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Unfortunately, no suggestions. I don't think my rv guy used a welder when my flip was done all those years ago. Reading the forum posts, it looks like several of them were apparently done without any welding. Search this forum for posts on axle flip. There are some much better instructions and tips on doing this. Good luck.
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Hi Twecker,

We can try and help, but need more info.

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Oh man, do I need advice. I’m trying to flip my axles to raise my clean out.
The camper fell off the jacks 4 times ! After the third time, I hooked it to the truck. Anyway, I finally got one axle done, but the tires are not 90 degrees vertical. Is there something I’m not doing, or will it not work ? Please let me know. Any help is appreciated !
Need some pics or more wording of what your jacking/support setup looks like and what you mean by the tires are not 90 degrees vertical? I can read into that way too many ways. Pics really help in these cases so we can see what you are up against. The axles have camber bent into them on purpose. There is an intentional to spec bend in the center of the axle tube (middle of camper) to create the camber angle at the wheel. With the camper off the ground, the wheel will not be 100% exactly, vertical. Again, need more info on what you are seeing and the context of the statement.

The good news, you are using the Dexter over/under kit. If you using the kit correctly, the U bolts and jam nut setup can hold the axle in place to move the camper. But ideally you can find a welder to tack weld the new axle seats in place. He come to you or you to him. The issue is, during a hard braking stop, there is a possibly the axle seats can move, the tack welds help prevent that.

Hope this helps

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